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Sahih Muslim 2255a, b (Book 41, Hadith 1) #12974
Reciting Poetry for the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) asking a man to recite poetry of Umayya b. Abu Salt and listening to him recite 100 couplets.

'Amr b. Sharid reported his father as saying: One day when I rode behind Allah's Messenger , he said (to me): Do you remember any poetry of Umayya b. Abu Salt. I said: Yes. He said: Then go on. I recited a couplet, and he said: Go on. Then I again recited a couplet and he said: Go on. I recited one hundred couplets (of his poetry). This hadith has been reported on the authority of Sharid through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَدِفْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ شَيْئًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ ‏"‏ هِيهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هِيهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هِيهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ بَيْتٍ ‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، أَوْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ عَنِ الشَّرِيدِ، قَالَ أَرْدَفَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَلْفَهُ ‏.‏ فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِهِ

TOPICS
poetry  *  recitation  *  iaa  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Appreciate literature , Share your knowledge with others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about an incident that happened between the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and a man named 'Amr b. Sharid who was riding behind him one day. The man's father had taught him some poetry by Umayya b. Abu Salt and when the prophet asked if he remembered any of it, he recited two couplets before being asked to continue until he recited one hundred couplets in total! This shows us how much respect and appreciation the prophet had for poetry and literature in general - something we should all strive to emulate in our own lives today! It also teaches us that we should always be willing to share our knowledge with others - even if it is something small like a few lines of poetry - because you never know what impact it might have on someone else's life!

The values taught by this Hadith are appreciation for literature, respect for knowledge sharing, humility towards others' talents/skills/knowledge etc., patience while listening etc..

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